The Montour Spartans will take on the Chartiers Valley Colts at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Montour is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against McKeesport as Montour made off with a 16-8 win. Montour's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Chartiers Valley stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Highlands with a sharp 14-4 victory. The win was nothing new for Chartiers Valley as they're now sitting on six straight.
Taylor Walsh and Delaney O'Connor made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Walsh tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, O'Connor pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Walsh scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while O'Connor went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caitlin O'Farrell, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Truong, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for Montour and bumps their season record up to 2-6. As for Chartiers Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Montour skirted past Chartiers Valley 4-2 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Walsh, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Montour still be able to contain Walsh? There's only one way to find out.
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